Removing two components breaks Windows 11 (22621.2428)

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These two components should be required in Compatibility for File Explorer and Start Menu to function at all. If they're removed, it's impossible to navigate the desktop or file system normally.
  • OLE for process control (OPC) library
  • Device Association Broker
 
They're both locked if you check Out-of-box-experience (OOBE), which in most cases are mandatory for installing Windows.
 
OOBE doesn't just perform New User setup and ask about privacy choices, it provisions Windows in the background. There's an entire workflow involved, and why OOBE takes so long to complete. Unattended mode only bypasses some of the visual parts.

The official stance is NTLite can safely remove OOBE-related components on a live system, AFTER you have finished installation. Anything else is risking a broken system.
 
slashpowered said:
These two components should be required in Compatibility for File Explorer and Start Menu to function at all. If they're removed, it's impossible to navigate the desktop or file system normally.
  • OLE for process control (OPC) library
  • Device Association Broker
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Thanks, will split these into the new Windows setup compatibility, currently as others have pointed all components needed for OOBE or Setup are mixed in one compatibility (OOBE).

Let me know if anyone finds more of these that are mandatory for setup even if OOBE is fully automated/skipped.
 
garlin said:
OOBE doesn't just perform New User setup and ask about privacy choices, it provisions Windows in the background. There's an entire workflow involved, and why OOBE takes so long to complete. Unattended mode only bypasses some of the visual parts.

The official stance is NTLite can safely remove OOBE-related components on a live system, AFTER you have finished installation. Anything else is risking a broken system.
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Would this interfer with new updates such as 22h2 to 23H2?
 
OOBE is only used for clean installs. If you're doing a live upgrade, it's not required because existing user accounts and Windows settings are kept.
 
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